Tomic's father headbutted hitting partner: reports

Bernard Tomic's father has allegedly assaulted a member of his son's support team during a practice session in Europe.

John Tomic - who is also Bernard's coach - reportedly spent one day in jail in Madrid for headbutting a team-member in the face.

Tennis Australia has yet to confirm the reports, which suggest the assaulted man was 29-year-old Thomas Drouet, an inactive French player registered with the ATP World Tour and a hitting partner of Bernard Tomic's.

Reports in French newspaper L'Equipe suggest John Tomic will face court in the coming days.

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